Barrera v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of unlawful sale of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life.

The evidence shows that D. B. Sheetz, a plain clothes Houston Police Officer assigned to the Narcotics Division, purchased heroin from appellant on December 2, 1970, in the 3500 block of Irvington Boulevard in Houston. The officer initialed the package containing the heroin and identified it at the trial.

Officer Sheetz testified that the purchase from appellant was the only heroin purchase he made that day. Another witness…